Appendix A

Statement of Task

An ad hoc committee will plan and host a 1.5-day public workshop that will examine health equity and the social determinants of health in the context of cancer, and consider opportunities to effectively use big data and convergence science to improve health outcomes and reduce disparities. The workshop will feature invited presentations and panel discussions on topics that may include

• The impact of social determinants of health on cancer incidence and outcomes
• Ways to capture precise and meaningful data on social determinants of health in oncology (social “omics”)
• Potential biomarkers of environmental and social factors that may affect cancer incidence and care outcomes (e.g., microbiome, exposome, and epigenome)
• The potential advantages and limitations of various methods for identifying geographic populations and communities at risk (e.g., state, county, zip code, city ward, or congressional district)
• Potential opportunities to reduce bias in capturing big data and applying computational methods to inform cancer care
• Examples of how community engagement and big data could be used to inform policies to promote health equity in oncology

The planning committee will develop the agenda for the workshop sessions, select and invite speakers and discussants, and moderate the discus-

sions. A proceedings of the presentations and discussions at the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.